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First Bottom Job - What should it cost? javaprog at 12:17pm 01.29.09 Mid-Size Boats 7/12651 My boat needs a bottom job and I'm going to start getting quotes. My boat's LOA is 28'5" It has a st
JSI Sails - any opinion? javaprog at 12:08pm 01.29.09 Ask All Sailors 5/4214 Does anyone have an opinion of JSI Sails? I'm considering a mainsail and a 130 genoa for an '86 Hunt
shroud turnbuckle help please annamariaslim at 11:05am 01.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/9247 Ok please don't laugh, I'm new at rig tuning. I need to know how to adjust the turnbuckles on my rig
Steering with sails - fin keel, no rudder Al - s/v Persephone at 10:39am 01.29.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2287 Like many winter landlubbers, I have too much non-sailing time on my hands and have been thinking ab
blue crab wwf at 10:37am 01.29.09 Newport 1/4706 can anyone give me the measurements of a Newport Blue Crab center board and rudder, also the shape o
Sail Stop for Isomat NG section mast captstu at 9:34am 01.29.09 Pearson 5/4099 The Isomat masts used on many Pearsons had a metal plate that covered the exit area in the mast wher
clipper round the world race crystalsharingthedream at 8:56am 01.29.09 Sails Call Lounge 0/3635 hi all fellow sailors My name is Crystal i'm 18 and have been accepted as crew in the 09-10 clipper
crystal crystalsharingthedream at 9:03am 01.29.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/3 Hi all fellow sailors, my name is crystal i am 18 years old and have beeen accepted to the 09-10 cl
Autohelm AH3000 Repair pgabor9 at 9:01am 01.29.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1843 :cry: I have an Autohelm AH3000 wheel pilot on my Catalina 36. It quit working and I would like to
Towing Insurance. Do you have it? Bob S at 5:18am 01.29.09 Ask All Sailors 22/4051 Last season, my first, I had towing insurance through Sea//Tow. I also had a membership with Boat US
show newest instead of hottest ecsimonson at 12:43am 01.29.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/1907 Any chance the website can be switched back so it shows new topics instead of "hot topics"? It woul
Yamaha 26 jnovie at 8:47pm 01.28.09 Yamaha 4/12569 I am considering purchasing a Yamaha 26 for day sailing, PHRF racing and shorthanded MORC Racing on
Mounting Additional Winches on Comings Barry7363 at 7:29pm 01.28.09 Big Boats 1/1551 We have a 1986 C-34 that I plan to add mainsheet winches on the comings aft of the primaries (which
Replacing wiring for steaming and anchor lights fleetswell at 7:12pm 01.28.09 Smaller Boats 7/1741 I need to replace wiring for anchor and steaming lights on my H23. Since it's winter and the mast i
Finish used in interior Laume at 3:51pm 01.28.09 Hallberg-Rassy 4/5048 I need to do some maintenance on the interior of my Rasmus. What finish was used by HR originally a
Winter Is Here (2) Allan R at 1:12pm 01.28.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2665 50 Days, 14 Hours, 31 Minutes until the Spring of '09, yea
H25 storm canvas jcherubini at 12:34pm 01.28.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2090 As Diana nears the water (at last... finally) I am closing/moving a West Marine installation here an
Water in Hunter 25.5 (1) pico7280 at 12:03pm 01.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/7717 I bought a hunter 25.5 had a little water in areas marked. on the photo. On seat (bulkhead) and the
Heavy weather upgrades paphman at 11:22am 01.28.09 Trailer Sailors 12/4234 We have a 1984 Catalina 22, that we sail on lake Ontario. I would like to know what everyone has do
Shaft Seal vcastleton at 9:34am 01.28.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1334 Anyone out there fitted a dripless shaft seal to an 86 H31 ? If so, what eaxctly was used, how easy

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Cracking around mast struts, major issue or no? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:21pm 01.30.22 When fabricating a hull, manufacturers precut the fiberglass pieces that will go into the hull along
Boat jacks/stands FDL S2 at 5:12pm 01.30.22 I kept my eye on Craigslist and eBay when I was looking for stands. What I found is they are usually
Boat jacks/stands rgranger at 5:06pm 01.30.22 You could build a cradle... Or construct/buy a lift. If you want to look into a boat lift, the sea
Combined solar and turbine controller rgranger at 4:56pm 01.30.22 Source: Why do wind turbines have three blades? Having fewer blades reduces drag. But two-bladed t
H240 mast type rgranger at 4:54pm 01.30.22 Are you aware that sailboatowners.com and hunterowners.com are the same company? But to answer your
Combined solar and turbine controller SimonNZ at 4:40pm 01.30.22 Source: Why do wind turbines have three blades? Having fewer blades reduces drag. But two-bladed tu
Time to replace lifelines? jnorten at 4:40pm 01.30.22 I pulled a MOB out of the water in my marina two summers ago. The cause? Rusted lifelines. Replac
Combined solar and turbine controller rgranger at 4:38pm 01.30.22 https://altenergyoptions.com/can-i-use-a-solar-charge-controller-for-a-wind-turbine Interesting re
mast raising (4) MacBeane at 4:37pm 01.30.22 Curious as to what, exactly, you are having problems with. Were you able to raise the mast to its
Cal 29 - loose rudder post Sola Gratia at 3:59pm 01.30.22
New to us Hunter 40.5 SV Maverick at 3:45pm 01.30.22 Not much to do during this frigid WX. Got an estimate from Triple M for a holding tank. Too cold to
Alternative to Raritan C.P. dlochner at 3:41pm 01.30.22 Slightly off topic. Zaal NoFlex Digester works well, however, Camco makes a product that works as we
Boat jacks/stands V.Carter at 3:26pm 01.30.22 On the other hand... are you sure you would want to buy a jackstand that a boatyard would be willin
Hull (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:12pm 01.30.22
35s5 replace windows Hollyberry at 3:08pm 01.30.22 Thanks. Sounds expensive. I have not been able to get through to Beneteau. They simply do not respo
Boat jacks/stands V.Carter at 3:05pm 01.30.22 Are you keeping the boat at home, or in a boatyard? Usually a boatyard will have jackstands availa
New to sailing.... Looking for a first boat.. Sola Gratia at 3:02pm 01.30.22 Always exciting to see someone new start out. Unless born to it, we were all there at one point or
H34 chainplate anchors ScottFreeRick at 2:58pm 01.30.22 Thanks for the advice on the anti-freeze. I will give it a try. The weather mid week looks warmer,
Hull sailcapt340 at 2:50pm 01.30.22 Ralph, You are so right about Ed and he always made sure you understood what he was telling you bef
Boat jacks/stands PaulK at 2:38pm 01.30.22 On the other hand... are you sure you would want to buy a jackstand that a boatyard would be willing

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